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Image forming apparatus including tandem job status information

a technology of image forming apparatus and status information, which is applied in the direction of digital output to print units, instruments, digital computers, etc., can solve the problems of not considering the tandem function of conventional apparatus and systems, unable to tell whether the displayed jobs are displayed, and unable to get the running status of the apparatus correctly

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-04
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC
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"The invention provides an image forming apparatus and an external processing apparatus that allow users to easily see the status of tandem jobs at a glance. The apparatus includes a communication section to connect with other image forming apparatuses, a control section to enable a tandem output function, and a job display section to display the status of each image forming apparatus based on tandem job status information. The technical effect of this invention is to improve the efficiency and accuracy of image formation by providing users with quick and easy access to the status of tandem jobs."

Problems solved by technology

However, conventional apparatus and systems do not consider the tandem function when displaying information.
Therefore, they have a problem that we cannot tell whether the displayed jobs are related to tandem outputs and cannot get the running status of apparatus correctly.
Since this tandem job status is individual and not related to the whole tandem status, it is difficult to see the whole tandem job status.

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[0060]The image forming apparatus which is this invention includes: a communication section to connect the image-forming apparatus with other image forming apparatus for communication; a control section for enabling a tandem output function to transfer image information to and from the other image forming apparatus through the communication section and to cause a plurality of image-forming apparatuses to form images; and a job display section for displaying job status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses based on tandem job status information including tandem job status information of the other image forming apparatus obtained through the communication section.

[0061]The image forming apparatus which is a second embodiment of this invention is the image forming apparatus of the first embodiment wherein the job display section also functions as the operation section of the apparatus.

[0062]The image forming apparatus which is a third embodiment of this invention is the...

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[0064]The image forming apparatus which is this invention includes: a communication section for connecting the image-forming apparatus with other image forming apparatus for communication; a control section for enabling a tandem output function to transfer image information to and from the other image forming apparatus through the communication section and to cause a plurality of image-forming apparatuses to form images; an apparatus information obtaining section for obtaining information of the other image forming apparatus containing tandem job status information; and an apparatus information transmitting section which sends, to another apparatus through the communication section, apparatus information containing tandem job status information of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses so that a job display section of the another apparatus can display tandem job status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses.

[0065]The image forming apparatus which is a sixt...

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus having: a communication section to connect the image-forming apparatus with other image forming apparatus for communication; a control section for enabling a tandem output function to transfer image information to and form the other image forming apparatus through the communication section and to cause a plurality of image-forming apparatuses to form images; and a job display section for displaying job status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses based on tandem job status information including tandem job status information of the other image forming apparatus obtained through the communication section.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to an image forming apparatus and an external processing apparatus for a tandem image forming system which causes plural image forming apparatus to output images in combination.[0002]In recent years, as the highly networked information technology advances, copying machines, printers and multi-function devices have been digitalized and networked. As the result, a tandem image forming system has been in practical use which produces a lot of image output immediately by connecting plural digital copying machines to cause the digital copying machines to quickly make a lot of copies of original images read by a single image reader or to cause plural printers to quickly print out image data sent from a computer. Accordingly, in the tandem image forming system, it is desired to tell the processing status of tandem jobs visibly or in other ways.[0003]In general, image forming apparatus manages its own job status and displays it on the d...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/00H04N1/60
CPCG06F3/1207G06F3/1285G06F3/1259
Inventor SATO, JUNJIASAKAWA, MINORUYAMAGUCHI, HIROSHI
Owner KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC